Baden Powell (guitarist)

Baden Powell
Baden Powell
Background information
Birth name	Baden Powell de Aquino
Born	August 6, 1937; Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	September 26, 2000 (aged 63); Rio de Janeiro
Genres	Brazilian jazz, bossa nova
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1950s–1990s

Baden Powell de Aquino (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈbadẽ ˈpawew]; 6 August 1937 – 26 September 2000), known professionally as Baden Powell, was a Brazilian guitarist.^[1] He combined classical techniques with popular harmony and swing. He performed in many styles, including bossa nova, samba, Brazilian jazz, Latin jazz and MPB. He performed on stage during most of his lifetime. Powell composed many pieces for guitar some of them now considered guitar standards, such as Abração em Madrid, Braziliense, Canto de Ossanha, Casa Velha, Consolação, Horizon, Imagem, Lotus, Samba, Samba Triste, Simplesmente, Tristeza e Solidão, and Samba da Benção. He released Os Afro-sambas, a watershed album in MPB, with Vinicius de Moraes in 1966.^[2] He's widely regarded as one of the greatest brazilian guitar players of all time.^[3]

^ McGowan, Chris; Pessanha, Ricardo (1998). The Brazilian sound: samba, bossa nova, and the popular music of Brazil. Temple University. p. 64. ISBN 1-56639-545-3. Archived from the original on 2023-05-15.
^ Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB (2009-12-18). "Nº 9 - Canto de Ossanha". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
^ Romero, Simon (27 September 2000). "Baden Powell, 63, Guitarist Who Pioneered Bossa Nova". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-29.

[1] McGowan, Chris; Pessanha, Ricardo (1998). The Brazilian sound: samba, bossa nova, and the popular music of Brazil. Temple University. p. 64. ISBN 1-56639-545-3. Archived from the original on 2023-05-15.

[2] Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB (2009-12-18). "Nº 9 - Canto de Ossanha". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-19.

[3] Romero, Simon (27 September 2000). "Baden Powell, 63, Guitarist Who Pioneered Bossa Nova". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-29.

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